The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-05
Harry Gresnwax Murdered.

A dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla. tn the
Baltimore Sun Of Saturday last, gives the par.
tlculars of the murder at that place of Mr.
Harry Greenway, formerly of this county.
The dispatch says that last Friday morning.
in Lavelle, suburb of Jacksonville, a little bow
was driving bread wagon when his horse SHE'D
violently and the little fellow on looking for the
cause of the animals fright was Mortified at see.
ing the form of well dressed white man, who
was afterwards Identified as Harry Hoke Green.
way, civil engineer in the employ of the Pitts
burg Lumber Company, and formerly resident
OF Hartford county, Md. The body was living in
the road with an ugly cash on the head. The
BOY gave the alarm, and soon a large crowd col.
iected around the unconscious man, who, from
all appearances must have been lying on the spot
all night. All efforts made to bring him back
10 consciousness failed.
A physician was sent for, and the Young man
was carried to the County Hospital, where an ex-
animation was made, and 1t was found that he
mad sustained compound fracture of the skull
from blow OF some heavy instrument, part OF
the skull resting on the brain az producing in.
sensibility. Death ensued at 2 o'clock.
There was pool of blood at the place where
Inc young man was fornd, but there were no
evidences Of any struggle. 1t is supposed his
assailant slipped up behind his victim and sud-
denly struck him over the head. Robbery was
the object of the deed, as the victims pockets
were turned inside out and riiled.
ID. ii. Sammans, street.ear driver, made q
statement Friday morning. He said that Thurs
day night Greenway boarded his car, as he was in
the habit OF doing, and chatted with him freely.
Greenway occasionally went out to visit family
named Adams, who lived near the terminus OF
the line. When Greenway got off the car he
(Sammans) noticed man standing on the rail-
road crossing, but darkness prevented the driver
from making out whether he was white or black,
although he thinks the man was negro. This
is, so far, the only clue that has been obtained,
and 1t Is SO slight that IL Is almost impossible to
make anything out of 1t.
Mr. Harry ii. Greenway was q son of Mr.. j.
Henry Greenway, who lives at Hokeland Farm,
near Havre de Grace. His brothers are Wilton
Greenway, who lives at the same place, and Eu-
gene Greenway, of Baltimore. His sister, is Mrs.
Jacob Albert, of Baltimore. Mr.. VIM H. Green
way, Of Baltimore, is his cousin Col Herman
Stump and Mrs. P.Griffith, of Be! Air, are also
his relatives. He was "a years of age, and I'M
married, and was born in New York. He spent
his childhood at Hokeland Farm, which is an
old property of his mothers family, she having
been Miss Kate Hoke. A part of his education
was received at the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, and he subsequently studied civil engineer
Ing. He was engaged in Baltimore at one time
with his father In the commission business, but
preferring an outdoor life, he followed engineer
ing, which better suited his tastes. He was en-
gagged In making surveys for railroads, and he
left Baltimore for Florida two years ago for
railroad work In that State.
.
way, the father and brother of the murdered
young man, arrived in Jacksonville on Sunday.
Quite on affecting scene occurred as they viewed
the remains, which were greatly mutilated by
the postmortem examination. An inquest was
held but no solution of the mystery was reached.
Suspicion points to white surveyor as the
criminal. The man was chum of Greenway's
and a story has leaked out that he was with
Greenway on the night of the murder, and il is
said there was not the best feeling existing be-
tween the men, owing to the fact that Greenway
had severely criticised the others work In several
recent surveys. The suspected man comes from
arespectable family, but is said to be dissipat-
ed character. No directeyidence so far has been
obtained against him, but he is strongly suspect.
ed of knowing more than he chooses to tell
The body arrived in Baltimore Tuesday night
and was buried at Greenmount Cemetery We'd
nesday morning. The pall-bearers were Henry
W. Archer, Jr., P. Leslie Hooper, Bertram N.
Stump, of Hartford county, and DIR. Henry Ro-
lando, of Baltimore city. The minister who
ofiiciated was Rev. Mr.. Register, assistant at
Grace P. E. Church, who had been at one time
fellow student OF young Greenway at the
Maryland Agricultural College.
The city authorities of Jacksonville have Off
cred reward Of $500 for the apprehensions of
the murders.